jpdb beta

especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

1

to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

1

(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

1

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

1

anonymity; using an assumed name

1

helplessly; reluctantly

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

telephone company

1

future; distant future

1

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

1

separate case; another matter; different matter; another project

2

simple honesty; tactless frankness

3

natural virtue; personal virtue

2

ability to get things done

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

compulsory investigation; compulsory search

2

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

4

hence; for that reason

1

to storm in with a yell

1

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

search warrant

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

3

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

in; at; for

1

things; everything

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is

1

to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)

1

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

1

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

way; method; means; (technical) specification

2

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

interception (email); wiretap; bug

1

excuse; pretext

1

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

3

release; liberation; acquittal

1

(one's) concern; having (something) to do with

1

so far as

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complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

2

joy

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